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sarahcophagus 's review for:
Master of Crows
by Grace Draven
It's funny because on my second attempt to read this, less than a chapter after I originally DNF'd is when the book finally hooked me. I sort of wish I had just kept at it back then because it's been staring at me in my library for over a year, mocking me to finish.
I guess it was fine? The characters grew on me after they finally took a romantic interest in each other. I didn't feel like the story had that much going on that felt fresh and/or interesting or surprising which I normally enjoy in fantasy romance. I also felt like some of the worldbuilding was overwritten in places and underwritten in others - I would have a hard time summarizing exactly what the plot was because everything felt very vague. I stand by all the comments originally made in my DNF review below. That audiobook needs to be sent to the e-landfill.
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Original 2022 DNF review
Pausing this at 32%. I might try again reading-reading this book at some point but the audio is painful. What's the point of hiring a male narrator if he can't use a normal speaking voice for the MMC's voice and instead takes "gravely voice" to mean "Christian Bale Batman voice"?
Also it's just kind of boring, it feels like nothing has really happened yet. I know it can be tedious in other fantasy books to have the logistics dumped in the first few chapters, but this leans too far into the other direction where I can't keep track of any of the magic and there's no tangible/realistic/familiar themes or concepts introduced yet that are grounding the story.
I guess it was fine? The characters grew on me after they finally took a romantic interest in each other. I didn't feel like the story had that much going on that felt fresh and/or interesting or surprising which I normally enjoy in fantasy romance. I also felt like some of the worldbuilding was overwritten in places and underwritten in others - I would have a hard time summarizing exactly what the plot was because everything felt very vague. I stand by all the comments originally made in my DNF review below. That audiobook needs to be sent to the e-landfill.
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Original 2022 DNF review
Pausing this at 32%. I might try again reading-reading this book at some point but the audio is painful. What's the point of hiring a male narrator if he can't use a normal speaking voice for the MMC's voice and instead takes "gravely voice" to mean "Christian Bale Batman voice"?
Also it's just kind of boring, it feels like nothing has really happened yet. I know it can be tedious in other fantasy books to have the logistics dumped in the first few chapters, but this leans too far into the other direction where I can't keep track of any of the magic and there's no tangible/realistic/familiar themes or concepts introduced yet that are grounding the story.